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American SamoaenCopyright 2018 NPR - For Personal Use OnlyNPR API RSS Generator 0.94Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:38:00 -0400https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200American Samoahttps://www.npr.org
Is Samoa's Obesity Epidemic A Harbinger For Other Developing Nations?Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are becoming more common all over the world. But the tiny Samoan islands now have the highest rates. An epidemiologist blames changes in diet brought on by globalization.Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:38:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/04/07/473371279/is-samoa-s-obesity-epidemic-a-harbinger-for-other-developing-nations?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=americansamoa
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Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are becoming more common all over the world. But the tiny Samoan islands now have the highest rates. An epidemiologist blames changes in diet brought on by globalization.

]]>Maanvi SinghA Global Alarm About Diabetes — And Don't Blame It All On Fast FoodThe results of the first coordinated global look at the disease show a dramatic increase, especially in low- and middle-income countries.Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:06:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/07/473406951/a-global-alarm-about-diabetes-and-dont-blame-it-all-on-fast-food?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=americansamoa
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The results of the first coordinated global look at the disease show a dramatic increase, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

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]]>Susan BrinkAmerican Samoa Says It Has 205 Suspected Cases Of ZikaThe news was announced recently by health and government leaders in American Samoa, which has a population of about 54,000.Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:10:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/15/466834461/american-samoa-says-it-has-205-suspected-cases-of-zika?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=americansamoa
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The news was announced recently by health and government leaders in American Samoa, which has a population of about 54,000.

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]]>Bill ChappellThere Will Be No Friday This Week In SamoaThe tiny island nation in the South Pacific is moving from one side of the International Dateline to the other at midnight Thursday. So it will leap right to Saturday.Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/12/28/144385201/there-will-be-no-friday-this-week-in-samoa?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=americansamoa
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The tiny island nation in the South Pacific is moving from one side of the International Dateline to the other at midnight Thursday. So it will leap right to Saturday.